Commercial Aviation

Exercise Wallaby Rockhampton Rockhampton is located a short distance from the Central Queensland coast and has what is classed as a major Australian Regional Airport. Rockhampton Airport services domestic flights from Cairns down to the Gold Coast and regularly hosts International charters as well diversions on its 2,568m[…]

Ruslan (Руслан) which translates to Russian, is the name given to one of the more interesting types which was the cause of much hype for Aviation Spotters at Melbourne’s Tullamarine airport this week. The mighty Antonov AN-124 ‘Condor’ a type which is seen in may airports in Europe, as it[…]

A new Airline arrived into Melbourne Airport on a clear blue Friday morning, on the 30th September 2016. Beijing Capital Airlines which operates as Capital Airlines is a subsidiary of Hainan Airlines from China. Launched on April the 2nd in 2010 Capital Airlines is based at Beijing International Airport, China.[…]

I nervously smiled as we finally lifted off the ground and departed from Boeing Field towards our first destination, Renton. The words of someone who is scared of flying? No. Just someone who has never been in a helicopter before! Those who know me would be aware that I fly[…]

He’s known as the ‘Father of the 747’ or the ‘Jumbo Jet’. Joe Sutter, the chief engineer behind the design and build of Boeing’s iconic model 747, passed away on Tuesday, August 30, at the age of 95. Joe joined the US Navy serving on the destroyer escort, Edward H[…]

One thing we can all agree on is there is a mass of airlines and airplanes the world over. While it’s fun chasing liveries and specific types in your local area, state or around Australia, the rest of the world has some interesting things to see as well. So[…]

Singapore Airlines took the honours of operating the first Airbus A350-900 9V-SME into Melbourne’s Tullamarine Airport on Wednesday August 10th around 16:40 in the evening on runway 34, slightly ahead of the scheduled 17:30 that was originally planned. The aircraft was delivered on July 28th this year and is Airbus’s[…]

Let’s take a step back in time, it’s back to 1941, war is raging and as the United States has now formally entered the war after being attacked at Pearl Harbour by the Japanese Imperial Navy and suffering heavy casualties and losses, the American War machine is now in full[…]

As the XiamenAir Boeing 787-8 B-2761, flight MF803 touched down on runway 16 at Melbourne Airport (YMML) at 9:45 AM on Friday the 1st of July, it became the 7th regular Boeing 787 service to operate to the airport following Jetstar, Royal Brunei, United, SCOOT, Air India and Air New[…]

They formed in Leyton, East London in 1975 by the bands bassist and primary songwriter Steve Harris and have been rocking around the world since. Iron Maiden are considered one of the most successful heavy metal bands in history, with reports stating in 2015 that the band have sold over 90[…]